# Siquijor, Siquijor

Siquijor, officially the Municipality of Siquijor (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Siquijor; Tagalog: Bayan ng Siquijor), is a municipality and capital of the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 28,915 people making it the most populous town in the province.

## History

While Spanish priests arrived in Siquijor as early as 1780, it was not until 1794 that the town became a municipality, the same year the parish was established.

## Geography
### Barangays

Siquijor is politically subdivided into 42 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 076106001 | Banban | 2.8% | 796 | 778 | ▴ | 0.23% |
| 076106002 | Bolos | 0.9% | 272 | 252 | ▴ | 0.77% |
| 076106003 | Caipilan | 4.2% | 1,210 | 1,000 | ▴ | 1.92% |
| 076106004 | Caitican | 1.9% | 563 | 444 | ▴ | 2.40% |
| 076106005 | Calalinan | 3.0% | 862 | 675 | ▴ | 2.48% |
| 076106007 | Canal | 1.9% | 542 | 433 | ▴ | 2.27% |
| 076106008 | Candanay Norte | 3.5% | 1,016 | 886 | ▴ | 1.38% |
| 076106009 | Candanay Sur | 3.6% | 1,034 | 885 | ▴ | 1.57% |
| 076106010 | Cang‑adieng | 1.0% | 297 | 256 | ▴ | 1.50% |
| 076106011 | Cang‑agong | 3.4% | 994 | 879 | ▴ | 1.24% |
| 076106012 | Cang‑alwang | 3.1% | 882 | 731 | ▴ | 1.90% |
| 076106013 | Cang‑asa | 3.8% | 1,104 | 863 | ▴ | 2.49% |
| 076106006 | Cang‑atuyom | 1.4% | 400 | 307 | ▴ | 2.68% |
| 076106014 | Cang‑inte | 0.7% | 212 | 215 | ▾ | −0.14% |
| 076106015 | Cang‑isad | 0.6% | 186 | 142 | ▴ | 2.74% |
| 076106016 | Canghunoghunog | 1.0% | 290 | 247 | ▴ | 1.62% |
| 076106017 | Cangmatnog | 0.8% | 225 | 185 | ▴ | 1.98% |
| 076106018 | Cangmohao | 0.8% | 234 | 177 | ▴ | 2.83% |
| 076106019 | Cantabon | 1.7% | 482 | 497 | ▾ | −0.31% |
| 076106020 | Caticugan | 4.0% | 1,150 | 842 | ▴ | 3.17% |
| 076106021 | Dumanhog | 2.3% | 668 | 557 | ▴ | 1.83% |
| 076106022 | Ibabao | 1.0% | 299 | 312 | ▾ | −0.42% |
| 076106023 | Lambojon | 1.0% | 291 | 298 | ▾ | −0.24% |
| 076106024 | Luyang | 2.5% | 734 | 704 | ▴ | 0.42% |
| 076106025 | Luzong | 1.7% | 482 | 445 | ▴ | 0.80% |
| 076106026 | Olo | 2.9% | 829 | 754 | ▴ | 0.95% |
| 076106027 | Pangi | 6.1% | 1,767 | 1,491 | ▴ | 1.71% |
| 076106028 | Panlautan | 0.9% | 270 | 224 | ▴ | 1.88% |
| 076106029 | Pasihagon | 4.4% | 1,258 | 1,003 | ▴ | 2.29% |
| 076106030 | Pili | 1.5% | 437 | 353 | ▴ | 2.16% |
| 076106031 | Poblacion | 5.1% | 1,471 | 1,596 | ▾ | −0.81% |
| 076106032 | Polangyuta | 3.1% | 908 | 781 | ▴ | 1.52% |
| 076106033 | Ponong | 3.0% | 881 | 828 | ▴ | 0.62% |
| 076106034 | Sabang | 1.8% | 521 | 554 | ▾ | −0.61% |
| 076106035 | San Antonio | 2.6% | 753 | 773 | ▾ | −0.26% |
| 076106036 | Songculan | 1.0% | 302 | 245 | ▴ | 2.11% |
| 076106037 | Tacdog | 2.0% | 565 | 509 | ▴ | 1.05% |
| 076106038 | Tacloban | 2.4% | 693 | 636 | ▴ | 0.86% |
| 076106039 | Tambisan | 2.6% | 762 | 684 | ▴ | 1.09% |
| 076106040 | Tebjong | 0.8% | 222 | 209 | ▴ | 0.61% |
| 076106041 | Tinago | 4.3% | 1,235 | 971 | ▴ | 2.43% |
| 076106042 | Tongo | 2.8% | 816 | 610 | ▴ | 2.95% |
| | Total | Total | 28,915 | 25,231 | ▴ | 1.37% |

### Climate

Climate data for Siquijor, Siquijor :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) | 22 (0.9) | 28 (1.1) | 41 (1.6) | 95 (3.7) | 136 (5.4) | 147 (5.8) | 126 (5.0) | 132 (5.2) | 150 (5.9) | 98 (3.9) | 46 (1.8) | 1,047 (41.3) |
| Average rainy days | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 21.6 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 26.2 | 19.2 | 12.1 | 213.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 12,116 | — |
| 1918 | 15,237 | +1.54% |
| 1939 | 15,200 | −0.01% |
| 1948 | 14,681 | −0.39% |
| 1960 | 16,515 | +0.99% |
| 1970 | 15,327 | −0.74% |
| 1975 | 16,949 | +2.04% |
| 1980 | 17,533 | +0.68% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 18,360 | +0.46% |
| 1995 | 18,860 | +0.50% |
| 2000 | 21,150 | +2.49% |
| 2007 | 23,673 | +1.57% |
| 2010 | 25,231 | +2.35% |
| 2015 | 26,861 | +1.20% |
| 2020 | 28,915 | +1.46% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Siquijor
* 5
* 10
* 15
* 20
* 25
* 30
* 2006 28.90
* 2009 27.02
* 2012 18.60
* 2015 25.22
* 2018 13.10
* 2021 5.72
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
The major economic activities include farming, fishing, woodcraft and furniture making, basket making, peanut processing, banana chips processing, and bakery.

## Transportation

Although Larena has the larger port on the island, the Port of Siquijor also provides daily ferry services. Montenegro Lines and Aleson Shipping Lines provide service to Dumaguete in Negros Oriental. OceanJet provides service to Dumaguete, Tagbilaran in Bohol, and Cebu City.
The island's only aerodrome, Siquijor Airport, is located in barangay Cang‑alwang. The airport is used by smaller private planes and does not serve commercial flights.

## Education

The public schools in the town of Siquijor are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Siquijor.
High schools:
* Banban National High School — Banban
* Cang-alwang National High School — Tongo
* Ponong High School — Ponong
* San Antonio National High School — San Antonio
* Siquijor Provincial Science High School — Caipilan
Integrated schools:
* Siquijor Integrated School (formerly Siquijor CES) — Polangyuta
Private schools:
* Assisi High School of Siquijor — Sta. Fe Street, Poblacion
* Quezon Memorial Institute of Siquijor — Canal